“I’m still battling with how I see myself and my self-confidence. “It comes in waves for me,” she said of her relationship with disordered eating and body image. Paige, an 18-year-old Taylor Swift fan from Minnesota, knows this all too well. They can and do affect millions of people of all ages, sizes, races, ethnicities, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status.”Īs with other mental illnesses, recovery isn’t always linear it can be an ongoing process, one that features a lot of ups and downs. “But we know these illnesses are widespread. “There is a dangerous and persistent misconception that eating disorders are vanity issues, phases, or illnesses that affect a very small percentage of the population,” she told Teen Vogue. “When someone with as high a profile as Taylor Swift feels that they can share their story, it sends the message to anyone with an eating disorder that they are not alone and don’t have to suffer in silence,” Mysko said, noting that there are still some harmful myths attached to eating disorders. By opening up about her own experiences, she’s allowed others to feel seen, heard, and understood. In 2018, when Taylor encouraged her fans to register to vote ahead of the midterm elections, her home state of Tennessee saw an uptick in voter registration. After the singer-songwriter testified in 2017 that she was allegedly groped by a DJ at a meet-and-greet, reports showed that calls to sexual assault hotlines skyrocketed, with others feeling empowered to come forward about their own experiences. We’ve felt the ripple effect of Taylor’s impact on her fans and the public at large before. “Now I realize, no, if you eat food, have energy, get stronger, you can do all these shows and not feel (enervated).” “I thought that I was supposed to feel like I was going to pass out at the end of a show, or in the middle of it,” she said in the film. In the documentary, Taylor opened up more about that circular thinking, discussing the physical consequences of restricting her food intake. “You just start to accommodate everything towards praise and punishment, including your own body,” the singer-songwriter said.
Taylor told Variety that the endless criticism - and, yes, compliments too - about her body caused her to view food in a reward-based way, which led to disordered eating. As news of Taylor’s experience made headlines, and her words circulated among fans, a powerful message was instantly made clear: You are not alone. In a recent interview with Variety, Taylor Swift opened up about dealing with an eating disorder in the past, which the singer-songwriter explains further in her Netflix documentary, Miss Americana.
Trigger Warning: The following discusses details about eating disorders and related behaviors.
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